Daily suffering at the South Pool 911 Memorial
At its 122nd annual conference in 2004, the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus resolved that September 11th be observed each year as a World Day of Prayer for Peace.
On the sacred grounds at Ground Zero in New York City on April 20, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI offered the following prayer service:
"God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world:
peace in the hearts of all men and women
and peace among the nations of the earth.
Turn to your way of love
those whose hearts and minds
are consumed by hatred.
God of understanding,
overwhelmed by the magnitude of this tragedy,
we seek your light and guidance
as we confront such terrible events.
Grant that those whose lives were spared
may live so that the lives lost
may not have been lost in vain.
Comfort and console us,
strengthen us in hope,
and give us the wisdom and the courage
to work tirelessly for a world
where true peace and love reign
among nations and in the hearts of all."
11 years ago today, almost 3,000 innocent Americans lost their lives to Islamic terrorism. Let us pray for them and their families. Moreover, let us pray for peacemakers to succeed and warmongers to lose.
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